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I refer to the 9 May 2013 Straits Times report of its current events talk at VJC [1]. In response to a question about preserving national identity, Ms Zuraidah from the Straits Times asked the audience to say in one word what it meant to be Singaporean. From the multiple responses she obtained, Ms Zuraidah highlighted that being... 

I refer to Mr Mahbubani’s 8 Jun 2013 Straits Times article “So, what is a Singaporean?” Mr Mahbubani classifies France, Russia, China and Spain as old nations based on such descriptions as a common culture, common language, common history and relative ethnic homogeneity. The common culture description is not valid for... 

If we believe the rants from some Indonesian politicos we would think that they are international statesmen defending a just cause, or that their country’s massive ongoing environmental disaster is merely an act of nature -- plus some misdimeanour by hidden members of the global corporatocracy. For days Singapore and Malaysia...